A caulk gun handle cushion assembly system that includes cushions, conformably securable to the front and back hand grips, of a caulk gun handle assembly for minimizing the compression forces generated against the interior of the user's hands during long periods of use. Each of the front and back hand grip cushions has a receiving cavity lined with an adhesive layer for permanently bonding with a respective front and back hand grip of the caulk gun handle assembly.
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1. A caulk gun handle cushion system for use with a caulk gun handle grip assembly of a caulk gun having a forwardly curved forward handle grip and rearwardly curved back handle grip; the caulk gun handle cushion system including:
a back grip cushion adapted for connection with a back handle grip of a caulk gun handle grip assembly; and a forward grip cushion for the forward handle grip of a caulk gun handle grip assembly; the back grip cushion includes an interior caulk gun handle receiving channel coated with an adhesive layer and having left, lower and right overlapping lip sections each also covered with an adhesive layer; the interior caulk gun handle receiving channel being sized and shaped to conformably receive therein the back handle grip of the caulk gun handle grip assembly; the forward grip cushion having an inner surface defining a forward handle grip receiving cavity covered with an adhesive layer and having left, lower and right overlapping lip sections each also covered with an adhesive layer; the forward handle grip receiving cavity being sized and shaped to conformably receive the forward handle grip of the caulk gun handle grip assembly.
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The present invention relates to cushioned hand grip systems for tools and more particularly to a caulk gun handle cushion system for use with a caulk gun handle grip assembly of a caulk gun having a forwardly curved forward handle grip and rearwardly curved back handle grip; the caulk gun handle cushion system including a back grip cushion adapted for connection with a back handle grip of a caulk gun handle grip assembly and a forward grip cushion for the forward handle grip of a caulk gun handle grip assembly; the back grip cushion includes a interior caulk gun handle receiving channel coated with an adhesive layer and having left, lower and right overlapping lip sections each also covered with an adhesive layer; the interior caulk gun handle receiving cavity being sized and shaped to conformably receive therein the back handle grip of the caulk gun handle grip assembly; the front grip cushion having an inner surface defining a forward handle grip receiving cavity covered with an adhesive layer and having left, lower and right overlapping lip sections each also covered with an adhesive layer; the forward handle grip receiving cavity being sized and shaped to conformably receive the forward handle grip of the caulk gun handle grip assembly.
Caulk guns typically include a front and back handle forming a handle assembly that is squeezed together by the user to generate force for forcing caulk, adhesives, etc. contained within the tube out through the tip of the tube. Although the handle assembly allows the user to generate this force with one hand, the handle grips of the caulk gun are typically hard and can generate uncomfortable compression injuries to the inner surface of the user's hands if used for an extended period of time. It would be a benefit, therefor, to have a caulk gun handle cushion assembly that included cushions, conformably securable to the front and back hand grips that would minimize the compression forces generated against the interior of the user's hands.
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a caulk gun handle cushion system for use with a caulk gun handle grip assembly of a caulk gun having a forwardly curved forward handle grip and rearwardly curved back handle grip; the caulk gun handle cushion system including a back grip cushion adapted for connection with a back handle grip of a caulk gun handle grip assembly and a forward grip cushion for the forward handle grip of a caulk gun handle grip assembly; the back grip cushion includes a interior caulk gun handle receiving channel coated with an adhesive layer and having left, lower and right overlapping lip sections each also covered with an adhesive layer; the interior caulk gun handle receiving cavity being sized and shaped to conformably receive therein the back handle grip of the caulk gun handle grip assembly; the front grip cushion having an inner surface defining a forward handle grip receiving cavity covered with an adhesive layer and having left, lower and right overlapping lip sections each also covered with an adhesive layer; the forward handle grip receiving cavity being sized and shaped to conformably receive the forward handle grip of the caulk gun handle grip assembly.
Accordingly, a caulk gun handle cushion system is provided. The caulk gun handle cushion system for use with a caulk gun handle grip assembly of a caulk gun having a forwardly curved forward handle grip and rearwardly curved back handle grip; the caulk gun handle cushion system including a back grip cushion adapted for connection with a back handle grip of a caulk gun handle grip assembly and a forward grip cushion for the forward handle grip of a caulk gun handle grip assembly; the back grip cushion includes a interior caulk gun handle receiving channel coated with an adhesive layer and having left, lower and right overlapping lip sections each also covered with an adhesive layer; the interior caulk gun handle receiving cavity being sized and shaped to conformably receive therein the back handle grip of the caulk gun handle grip assembly; the front grip cushion having an inner surface defining a forward handle grip receiving cavity covered with an adhesive layer and having left, lower and right overlapping lip sections each also covered with an adhesive layer; the forward handle grip receiving cavity being sized and shaped to conformably receive the forward handle grip of the caulk gun handle grip assembly.
For a further understanding of the nature and objects of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like elements are given the same or analogous reference numbers and wherein:
Caulk handle cushion system 10 including a molded, resilient foam, back grip cushion, generally designated 20, adapted for connection with back handle grip 18 of caulk gun handle grip assembly 12 and a molded, resilient foam, forward grip cushion, generally designated, 22, adapted for connection with forward handle grip 16 of caulk handle grip assembly 12.
Referring now specifically to
Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 7-11, front grip cushion 22 has an inner surface defining a forward handle grip receiving cavity 40 that is sized and shaped to conformably receive forward handle grip 16 of caulk gun handle grip assembly 12 and that is covered with an adhesive layer 42 and having left 43, lower 45 and right 47 overlapping lip sections each also coated with interior surface adhesive layer 42. In use, the forward handle grip 16 is inserted completely into handle receiving channel 40 and overlapping lip sections 43,45,47 secured over trailing edge sections of front handle grip 16. When forward handle grip 16 is inserted into forward handle grip receiving cavity 40, adhesive layer 42 bonds with and permanently attaches front grip cushion 22 to front handle grip 16.
It can be seen from the preceding description that a caulk gun handle cushion system has been provided.
It is noted that the embodiment of the caulk gun handle cushion system described herein in detail for exemplary purposes is of course subject to many different variations in structure, design, application and methodology. Because many varying and different embodiments may be made within the scope of the inventive concept(s) herein taught, and because many modifications may be made in the embodiment herein detailed in accordance with the descriptive requirements of the law, it is to be understood that the details herein are to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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